I made the big journey to the southern hemisphere to ski the Kangaroo Hoppet in Australia and one week later the Merino Muster in New Zealand. In this episode you gonna see me jumping off the Kawarau Bridge, the place where Bungee Jumping was invented. And of course, we gonna ski the Merino Muster 2022 […]
Here come some of the greatest shots from 2022’s Merino Muster. Almost 200 skiers celebrated the comeback of New Zealand’s Worldloppet race to snow at the Snow Farm. The winners are Campbell Wright and Nicole David, both New Zealand.
Finally, the international flags of all Worldloppet nations could have been hoisted at Snow Farm New Zealand. The Merino Muster 2022 today has taken place with almost 200 participants coming from all around the world. The weather was just New Zealandish: Every five minutes differently. Which started with fog and even snowfalls has turned out […]
Great news are coming from our third ski marathon on the southern hemisphere, the Merino Muster: The full course is already groomed and in superb conditions! Reason enough, to think about 2022 as the year to finally join New Zealand’s Worldloppet race on September 3rd. The registration for Merino Muster 2022 is already open and […]
On September 3rd it is time again for cross-country skiing action in New Zealand: The Merino Muster is going to take place again with an international starting field. The OC is thrilled and has sent this letter of invitation to all Worldloppet skiers. “We are all very excited to have the return of our International […]
2022 should be the year, our southern hemisphere races in Argentina, Australia and New Zealand are going to host international skiers again. Ushuaialoppet, Kangaroo Hoppet and Merino Muster are working with high pressure to organize their events taking place in four months. Heavily booked hotels at Kangaroo Hoppet The pandemic has changed the traveling behavior […]
The real Merino Muster was cancelled due to another wave of Covid. Instead, a small event was organized for local skiers. Even though it was not the big international event as usually, fun and action was guaranteed. Picture Gallery
Unfortunately Covid does not stop from the new season. Now, after Ushuaialoppet and Kangaroo Hoppet, also the New Zealand Worldloppet member Merino Muster had to announce the cancellation. The Covid cases in New Zealand are increasing again and the Delta variant is making the situation very unclear. The race was planned to start on 18th […]
Merino Muster postponed to mid of September As new COVID restrictions are affecting New Zealand, Merino Muster’s OC has announced, that the Merino Muster 2021 gets postponed for two weeks. New the race should take place on 18th September. The trails at the Snow Farm in Wanaka are in a great shape, as the region […]
In 2021 the tracks won’t be an issue for the organizers of the Merino Muster. Indeed, the organizers are talking about the best snow conditions in years at Snow Farm, the venue of New Zealand’s Worldloppet race. But also the Covid-19 Delta variant has arrived New Zealand which makes the race on 4th September uncertain. […]
On September the 12th New Zealand’s Merino Muster was taking place with more then 130 mainly local skiers. Only a handful of internationals have made it to the Snow Farm in Wanaka. It was a chilled family event.
Finally… A ski marathon took place today! A real one. On snow. On skies. Despite the current travel-situation (or let’s call it a no-travel-situation) and despite a very low snow base, the organizers of the Merino Muster, New Zealand’s biggest ski marathon, were able to prepare a track and hold the race. Today 130 skies […]
| N | NAME | |
|---|---|---|
| 5814 |  | SAUER Zdenek |
| 5797 |  | MERILA Urmo |
| 5796 |  | GRILLE GÜnter |
| 5795 | | DOBES Martin |
| 5794 |  | BRASEY Jean-paul |
| N | NAME | |
|---|---|---|
| 301 |  | GAUDET Jeremy |
| 300 |  | GRIST David |
| 299 | | LODGE Hilary |
| 298 |  | MYLLYLÄ Seppo |
| 297 | | PÄÄRU Mikk |
